Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1887-07-15
DkIsY's UNooETRoLLAB BILE PASSION

"a west Virginia Maidens Remark
able Infatuation for q Handsome
Mailer. 5.s .
## A Wheeling, ". ", correspondent
writes as follows: The towns Of Martins
Ferry, on the opposite side Of the river
from this city, is very much excited
over a most pitiable case ofslnrequited
love, the details of which have just
come to light. This uncomfortable
passion exists in the bosom OF Miss
Daisy Lemasters, a petite and pretty
young lady once known throughout the
town, while the object Of her affections
is George Scott, a young mailer. in
good circumstances. Miss Lemasters'
passion has led her to abandon home,
friends, and all else, and to day she is
an outcast in the most wretched cir.
cumstances, existing no one knows
how; the butt of the town, and the
daily subject of riducule, jokes. and
jeers, A year ago Daisy Lemasters
had comfortable home, large circle
Of friends and moved in the best socie-
ty in the town. Last summer, while
calling at the residence of Mrs. John
Walters, Daisy first met George Scott
who was boarder at the house. The
girl, who had previous shown marked
aversion for the society of gentlemen.
at once become wildly infatuated with
the young man, and the better to be
near him, left her home and secured
situation in the boarding house as
domestic. The girl then began to lay
siege to SCOTS heart, and life soon be-
came burden to that gentleman. Scott
is OF rather q jovial disposition and for
time he looked upon Daisy's passion
as very good joke. but the girl soon
became such an intolerable nuisance
to him that he was forced to leave
Mrs. Walters and take up his abode
in another part of the city. For few
days he had respite, and then. Daisy
located him, and his troubles were
renewed. The girl would remain before
his house sometimes for twenty-four
hours at stretch in the hope Of catching
sight of him, and in q week Scott had to
make another move. For month Daisy
could not find him.. and the girl condi-
ton became such as to, excite universal
pity. With her once fine clothing in tat
tiers. hungry. soilcd and unkempt she
would pace the streets, of the town day
and night, vain]y searching for the
object OF her affections, aud question:
ing everyone she met US to. his where
abouts. Finally, one evening the girl
met Scott upon the street, and at once
threw herself into. his arms. over
whelming him with:words tender of en-
dearment. The young man eluded her
with difficulty, and once more chang
ing his place of residence he, aided BY
his friends, kept out of her sight dur
ing the entire winter, while Daisy. not
bit discouraged, paced the streets in
snow and cold and rain, never for a
moment relinquIshing her quest.
Friends and relatives had long since
ceased their efforts to reason with her,
and her case was looked upon as hope
less. In the spring Daisy once more
succeeded in locating Scott at Mrs.
Boyd's, and her coduct in, standing
about the front of the dwelling. some
times for days at a time. soon. induced
that lady to appeal to Mayor Keller for
relief. That official, by threatening
Imprisonment, succeeded IN inducing
the girl to cease patrolling the front Of
Mrs. Boyd's house, but Daisy not to- be-
baked, mapped out beat embracing
several squares aud at least half mile
long, and this she has gone. over as.
high as twenty times day. stopping
for few moments on each trip at a
half-dozen points commang q view OF
Mrs. Boyd's house. For the. past
month the poor girl, worn almost TO- a
shadow, and tanned as black as a: mu-
latto by exposure to the hot sun, has
tramped back and forth over, this.
route. Sometimes she carries a. bunch
OF flowers which, she tells the. passers-
by, are for Scott, and often tears are
seen chasing each other down. her face
as she hurries along with quick. ner-
vous step. The case is most pecu-
liar one, and many attempts have been
made to break the spell hanging, over.
the girl, but without avail, and the
popular expectation is that some morn
ing she will be found dead in the street.